Definitions for sakeˈsɑ ki
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sakeseɪk(n.)
benefit or well-being; interest; advantage:
for the sake of all students.
purpose; end:
art for art's sake, not for any other cause.
Origin of sake:
bef. 900; ME; OE sacu lawsuit, cause; c. OFris sake, OS saka, OHG sahha (G Sache ), ON sǫk; akin to seek
sa•keˈsɑ ki(n.)
or sa•ké or sa•ki 1 2
a mildly alcoholic Japanese beverage made from fermented rice.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
Origin of sake:
1680–90; < Japn sake(y)
Princeton's WordNet
sake, interest(noun)
a reason for wanting something done
"for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
sake, saki, rice beer(noun)
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
sake(noun)
the purpose of achieving or obtaining
"for the sake of argument"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
sake(noun)ˈsɑ ki
in order to help sb or make sb happy
I went to church for Mom's sake.
sakeˈsɑ ki
for a particular purpose
Let's pretend it's true, for the sake of discussion.
sakeˈsɑ ki
emphasizes your anger, annoyance, frustration, etc.
For goodness' sake - who is leading this session?
Webster Dictionary
Sake(noun)
final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health
Translations for sake
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- voordeelAfrikaans
- من أجْل، لِمَصْلَحَةArabic
- зарадиBulgarian
- (por) causa (de)Portuguese (BR)
- v zájmuCzech
- zuliebeGerman
- for... skyldDanish
- για χάρη, προς όφελοςGreek
- por, por motivo de; por el bien deSpanish
- tõttuEstonian
- براي خاطرFarsi
- jonkun hyväksiFinnish
- dans l'intérêt de qqnFrench
- לְמַעַןHebrew
- के लियेHindi
- radi, zbogCroatian
- miatt, kedvéértHungarian
- demiIndonesian
- vegnaIcelandic
- (per amore di)Italian
- ～のためにJapanese
- 위하여Korean
- dėl, labuiLithuanian
- dēļ; labadLatvian
- demiMalay
- in het belang vanDutch
- for ... skyldNorwegian
- dla ..., przez wzgląd naPolish
- براي خاطرPersian
- دپاره، په لحاظ، مقصد، نيكمرغى: ګټه، خوښىPashto
- (por) causa (de)Portuguese
- în interesul cuivaRomanian
- ради, дляRussian
- príčina, v záujmeSlovak
- zavoljoSlovenian
- zaradSerbian
- skull: för ngns skull, av hänsyn till ngn (ngt)Swedish
- เพื่อเป็นประโยชน์ต่อThai
- ...-in iyiliği/hatırı içinTurkish
- 為了...好Chinese (Trad.)
- заради; черезUkrainian
- کے واسطےUrdu
- vì ai/ cái gìVietnamese
- 为了...好Chinese (Simp.)
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